Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 10-01-07

The Indy will arrive at approx. 6am on Tuesday Oct 2. Please arrive early due to parking. The Indy has been known to get out early (10:30-11am)See you all tomorrow.

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 10-02-007

Hello everyone, here is a run down on our Jackpot winners from our 1st 10 day trip of the season. 1st place Ken Aiso 80.4 Yellowfin tuna, 2nd place John Keeler with a 66.4 Yellowfin, and 3rd place was Dennis Evans with a 72.4 Yellowfin, our chatermaster from Fish "N Fools tackle store. Honorable mention goes to Jerry Mark with a 57.6 Yellowtail. We did a quick turn-a-round, picked up a load of cured bait and headed due south to Alijos in hopes of some more Wahoo and Yellowfin. It takes time to get there so check back in a couple days for more updates. Mark, Paul and the Indy Boys

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 10-04-07

Good day, Well we finally made our way down to the Rocks. This morning we had a good start at fishing. We had good Wahoo fishing this morning and by late evening we were into the yellowtail and a few grouper. We plan to wrap up fishing today and try our skills at Yellowfin fishing on Friday at a different location. The weather is still very good. Check back for more updates. Mark, Paul and the Boys.

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 10-06-07

Well what a tough day of fishing yesterday

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 10-08-07

Today was not a very producing day for us. We had a few wahoo, grouper and yellowtail. It was definitely scratchy. We moved from spot to spot to try to find the yellowfin. The weather has calmed down so it appears that tomorrow will bring more favorable fishing for us. Mark, Paul and the Indy Boys

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 10-09-07

Hello again, we are back on line after some computer problems. I will try to update everyone on how the trip has gone. We have had some pretty slow fishing for the most part, we have covered a lot of ground with are fellow long-range code boats and the overall picture has been tough fishing. Things were looking good on the day we left and the following day and it just went downhill from there. We have caught about 25 wahoo and a mix of tuna, Dorado, yellowtail and grouper. The numbers of fish are just on the low side for a 10-day trip. Weather really played a role as we had good weather to start the trip and then about 4 days of unsettled weather and wind. It's now Tuesday and the weather is very good along with very good action on yellowtail. We plan on fishing are way back to San Diego so wish us luck. The Indy guys

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 10-11-07

The Indy will arrive at Point Loma Sportfishing at approximately 5:45am on 11/12/07. Those of you going out on tomorrows trip arrive early as I will begin sign-in at 7am. Our line will begin next to the fence adjacent to the landing office look for the Indy Sign. Unload your gear behind the sign then come upstairs and sign in. There may be a short update on yesterdays fishing if the emails are properly working, check back. Thanks the Indy Staff and Crew.

Alijos Rocks

Jeff DeBuys docked Independence October 2 after a 10-day trip, the Fishin' Fools charter with Dennis Evans in charge of 28 other anglers. DeBuys tied up at Point Loma Sportfishing and weighed the best of an excellent catch that included limits of yellowtail from Alijos Rocks.

"We had very good dorado fishing and a few wahoo on kelps," said skipper Jeff. "It was perfect at Alijos Rocks; we had really good fishing on yellowtail and yellowfin tuna."

Scad mackerel live at Alijos Rocks, and Jerry Mark of Laguna Beach used one to bag an impressive yellowtail, a 57.6- pound mossback. He pinned it to an 8/0 hook of unknown origin and used 50-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon leader and 80-pound Izorline Spectra on a Tiagra 16 reel with a Calstar 6465 XH rod to do the job in 45 minutes.

"He was out there about 300 yards," said Mark, "and he bit when I was winding in. He just did his thing. Scad mackerel was a good thing for me; I got a marlin and yellowfin tuna with those, too."

Ken Aiso of Long Beach won first place, for an 80.4-pound tuna. He got that one with a sardine on a 5/0 Eagle Claw hook tied to 50-pound Seaguar fluoro and 65-pound Izorline Spectra on a Tiagra 16 reel. He used a Calstar 7465 rod, and got his fish in 20 minutes.

John Keeler of Santa Monica won second place for a 74,6-pound tuna, and Dennis Evans of Cedar Park, TX got third place for a 72.4-pound Alijos Rocks yellowfin tuna.

On First Drop

Owner-skippers Mark Pisano and Paul Strasser docked Independence at Point Loma Sportfishing October 12 after a 10-day trip to the southern banks.

Mike Smith of Lakewood got the top spot with a 100.8-pound yellowfin caught in the southern zone referred to as "Cowtown." Smith flylined a sardine on an Owner 4/0 hook, 50-pound Izorline, an Avet LX reel and a custom rod.

"It was my first drop in," said Smith, "and the first fish landed on the boat. It took off on two really strong runs at first, but the fight only lasted 10-15 minutes. This is my second time on the boat, and it's just phenomenal."

Doug Green of San Diego took second with a 73.2-pound yellowfin; the second fish landed.

"It was me and Mike right from the beginning hooked up," said Green, "I guess you could say we're fishin' partners!"

Tony Dutcher of Garden Grove was third with a 56.8-pound broomtail grouper.

"Tuna fishing was so-so," said Dutcher. "It was tough at times but the yellowtail fishing was great, and it was still a good trip. I highly recommend sportfishing on the Independence."

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 10-12-07

We just came back from our 2nd 10-day trip of the season and would like to thank everyone for their participation. Things may have been a bit slow due to the weather and conditions, but all in all it turned out to be quite a good trip. Our Jackpot winners were as follows 1st place Mike Smith from Lakewood landed a 100.8 yellowfin, 2nd place was Douglas Green from San Diego with a 73.2 yellowfin, and rounding off 3rd place was Anthony Dutcher from Garden Grove with a 56.8 Broomtail Grouper. Nice catch guys. We immediately did a quick turn-a-round with Kimura's Tackle on another 10-day trip. Check back for more reports. Jeff, Kyle, Tommy, John, Jimmy, Ed and Carolyn.

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 10-18-07

Hello, the computer has still been giving us some problems onboard. The trip has been going good even the weather has been less then ideal. Jeff started out fishing yellowtail and had good fishing on those 25 to 35 pound yellows we have been catching this year. The ridge has been very slow so the boat has been offshore angling for tuna and dorado. For the time offshore they have caught 135 tuna up to 110 lbs. with most fish in the 40 to 70 pound bracket, they have limits of dorado as well. The plan is to finish the trip back on the yellowtail grounds for final day or so fishing.

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 10-20-07

We departed the 12th, and ran down the beach. On the 13th we had a very good afternoon on big yellowtail. On the 14th we tried fishing offshore for dorado & wahoo but not much to speak of. On the 15th we fished down below for yellowfin tuna and had a great day on 40 to 90 lb. fish, 50 tuna for the day. On the 16th we had a spectacular day on the tuna with 81 fish for the day 40 to 120 lbs. along with wide open dorado, big bull dorado. All this was in windy choppy weather. The next day we had 5 tuna 50 to 100 lbs. and more dorado in very windy seas. We ran all the next day the 19th up to our yellowtail spot. Today the 20th, we had 45 big yellows for our efforts, in the nice sunny weather, no wind today. We will run up to San Diego tonight. Jeff, Kyle and the Indy boys. This is a condensed verson of this trip and I have been out of town, Judy.

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 10-21-07

The Indy will arrive at approx. 6am on Mon Oct 22. Please arrive early due to parking. The Indy has been known to get out early (10:30-11am)See you all tomorrow. Sign in will begin at about 7am.

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 10-22-07

Hello from the independence. We arrived yesterday from a bountiful 10-day trip. Our jackpot winners were as follows: 1st place Dwayne Uyeda with a 87.2 yellowfin tuna, 2nd place was Billy cannon with an 85.4 pound Yellowfin Tuna and 3rd place was Kenny Price with an 81.4 pound yellowfin.. Honorable mention goes to Gordon Hadfield with an 87.2-pound Yellowfin. Congratulations everyone. We departed at 1200 on yet another 10-day trip this on sponsored by Dick Shaffer of Purfields Tackle. After loading bait we headed down the coast under Smokey windy skies. There were raffle prizes for all on board. Right now we do not have a starting destination, but we will soon. We will spend the day rigging everyone for what we hope is a successful trip. Thanks for checking in on us, be safe with all that is going on in the surrounding areas. Jeff and the Indy crew, Billy, Sean, Frank, Dan, Steve, Ed & Rolf

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 10-24-07

Good evening from the independence. We got to our destination around 1030 this morning, and had some good wahoo chances right off the bat. Being the first stop of the trip things did not go as well as I hoped. We did get 13 wahoo for the day plus some decent action on yellowtail up to 60 lbs., along with small tuna and some dorado. For the most part we were busy today. The weather is absolutely perfect out here. we are going to try this tomorrow early, and see what happens. See you then, Jeff and the Indy crew

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 10-25-07

here is what we know out here on the independence as of today. let me start with the weather, it does not get any better than it is right now. the fishing today was good for wahoo and dorado, with some yellowtail, and small tuna. we are going to try in a different area tomorrow, so check in then. wish us luck, jeff and the indy crew

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 10-26-07

Good evening from us out here on the independence. We looked offshore today for some tuna, and saw some good sign of them. Getting them to bite was another thing. We did manage to catch 8 fish up to 110 lbs. one thing of note is that we saw some fish over 200 lbs., but did not get them to bite. Again the weather is absolutely gorgeous out here. We are going to try this again tomorrow. Wish us luck, Craig says hello to Laura, Kyle, and Rachel, and hopes you wish him luck also. Thanks for checking in, Jeff and the Indy crew

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 10-27-07

We had one heck of a great day today. The first part of the day was spent yanking and pulling on good grade yellowtail for hours. These fish were 16 to 30 lbs, and very plentiful. We caught grouper up to 60 lbs. And wahoo up to 65 lbs. all things considered we had a spectacular day today. The weather continues to be just fabulous. We are going to try for some more wahoo and grouper tomorrow, please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 10-28-07

Today was a long day for us out here. It started out good right after daylight. We got on a couple of spots, but the bite just didn't happen even though we saw plenty of tuna. We did managed 11 fish up to 75 lbs. the weather is still great. We are going to try something different tomorrow. Good night from the Indy crew

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 10-29-07

Today was spent in the same area as yesterday, with good results on wahoo and some yellowtail we released for good measure. Everyone had a good time the last couple of days enjoying the great weather and good fishing we have had. We are going to move the boat for tomorrow's activities. See you tomorrow, Jeff and the Indy crew

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 10-30-07

We tried for some halibut and bass and some yellows today under sunny warm conditions. I t was a relaxed day for everyone, as we caught 5 nice halibut, a bunch of calicos & a few yellows. We are headed up the line to San Diego, and will have an e t a tomorrow. Jeff and the Indy crew

Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 10-31-07

Happy Halloween everyone...The Indy will arrive at approx. 7:30am on Thursday 11/1/07. Please arrive early due to parking. The Indy has been known to get out early (10:30-11am)See you all tomorrow. Sign in will begin at about 7am.